No information on fetish shrines in Peki, Volta region nor on the consequences of refusing to become a fetish priest when chosen by an oracle could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Sources Consulted

IRB Databases

NEXIS

Unsuccessful attempts to contact oral sources.

Internet sites including:

Africa Confidential

African Wisdom

AllAfrica.com

BBC Africa

Ethnologue

Ghana Review

Ghana Guide

Ghanaweb.com

The Ghanaian Chronicle

Government of Ghana

Integrated Regional Information Network (IRIN)

News in Ghana

U.S. Department of State

Volta Regional Development Project

World News Connection (WNC)

Search engines including:

Google